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CompTIA CASP+ CAS-004 Certification Guide

By : Mark Birch
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CompTIA CASP+ CAS-004 Certification Guide

By: Mark Birch

Overview of this book

CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) ensures that security practitioners stay on top of the ever-changing security landscape. The CompTIA CASP+ CAS-004 Certification Guide offers complete, up-to-date coverage of the CompTIA CAS-004 exam so you can take it with confidence, fully equipped to pass on the first attempt. Written in a clear, succinct way with self-assessment questions, exam tips, and mock exams with detailed explanations, this book covers security architecture, security operations, security engineering, cryptography, governance, risk, and compliance. You'll begin by developing the skills to architect, engineer, integrate, and implement secure solutions across complex environments to support a resilient enterprise. Moving on, you'll discover how to monitor and detect security incidents, implement incident response, and use automation to proactively support ongoing security operations. The book also shows you how to apply security practices in the cloud, on-premises, to endpoints, and to mobile infrastructure. Finally, you'll understand the impact of governance, risk, and compliance requirements throughout the enterprise. By the end of this CASP study guide, you'll have covered everything you need to pass the CompTIA CASP+ CAS-004 certification exam and have a handy reference guide.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
1
Section 1: Security Architecture
6
Section 2: Security Operations
11
Section 3: Security Engineering and Cryptography
16
Section 4: Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Questions

Here are a few questions to test your understanding of the chapter:

  1. Attackers find a vulnerability on a website that allows them to select items from a shopping basket. When the authorize payment button is selected, there is a 500 ms delay. The attackers run a script that takes 200 ms and allows the final payment to be altered. What is the vulnerability that has been targeted?
    1. Buffer overflow
    2. Integer overflow
    3. Broken authentication
    4. Race condition
  2. Attackers find a vulnerability on a website that allows them to select items from a shopping basket. There is a running total value for the basket. When items are added beyond a total of $9,999, the total displays a value starting from $0.00. What is the vulnerability that has been targeted?
    1. Buffer overflow
    2. Integer overflow
    3. Broken authentication
    4. Weak ciphers
  3. What allows attackers to sniff traffic on a network and capture cookies sent over HTTP?
    1. Improper headers
    2. Poor exception handling
    3. Certificate errors
    4. Race condition
  4. What...